National Security and Defence Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov stated that Russian trenches in Crimea will not help the Russian Federation and asserted that Crimea will be returned to Ukrainian control.
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Oleksii Danilov stated that Russian trenches in Crimea will definitely not help the Russian Federation.
Oleksii Danilov declared that Crimea will be returned to Ukrainian control without fail.
Russian citizens who moved to Crimea after its annexation arrived easily and will leave easily, according to Danilov.
A Biden administration official stated Ukraine has the military capability to retake Crimea but warned this could push Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Crimea is not the immediate target of Ukrainian troops.
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